Mesa CC Wins Both Games of Softball Doubleheader with Chandler-Gilbert CC
Published Wednesday, April 13, 2016The Mesa Community College softball team swept both games of a doubleheader over Chandler-Gilbert at home Tuesday, 5-1 and 7-6, with the team rallying down two in the bottom of the seventh in the second game. The Thunderbirds improved to 20-27 and 16-24 in the ACCAC (ninth place of 13), while the last-place Coyotes fell to 4-32 and 4-35. Mesa CC wins both games of softball doubleheader with...
"Slow Jam" with Mayor John Giles and MCC Jazz Band on Mesa Morning Live
Published Wednesday, April 13, 2016MCC Jazz Band makes an appearance on Mesa Morning Live and plays a "Slow Jam" with Mesa Mayor John Giles. Slow Jam with Mayor John Giles
CASE-Training Camp
Published Wednesday, April 13, 2016Marcy Snitzer, coordinator of alumni relations and communications at MCC, provides insight into training programs for alumni volunteers in this article by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE - Training Camp.pdf
Mayors Work to Improve Arizona Dropout Rates, Negative Economic Impacts
Published Friday, April 8, 2016In 2012, more than 18,000 students failed to finish high school. That will cost Arizona $7.6 billion over their lifetimes, according to a report by the Arizona Mayor’s Education Roundtable. But if Arizonans could cut that dropout rate in half, it would generate more than $3.8 billion in economic benefits to the state, the report said. Efforts to improve rates: Mayors Work To Improve Arizona...
MCC's Red Mountain Campus Not Closing Now
Published Friday, April 8, 2016Despite a one-two punch of declining enrollment and budget cuts, Mesa Community College has opted not to shutter its Red Mountain campus — for now. Red Mountain.pdf
Fitness: (by Craig Nolan) Why Can't I Lose Weight?
Published Thursday, April 7, 2016Craig Nolan, a member of the Exercise Science faculty at Mesa Community College, writes about weight loss for InMaricopa publication. Fitness_ Why can’t I lose weight_ _ InMaricopa.pdf
Mesa Community College’s new website makes on-campus arts more accessible to the community
Published Thursday, April 7, 2016Mesa's Economic Reports announces that Mesa Community College (MCC) launched a new website, The Arts at MCC (www.mesacc.edu/arts), to make it easy for members of the community learn about and attend events ranging from live music, dance, instrumental and theatrical performances to fine art shows featuring student, faculty and visiting artists, sculpture, digital, and painting works. City of Mesa...
What Cities are Doing to Help Students
Published Wednesday, April 6, 2016Article lists a few examples of what Arizona cities and towns are doing to help students in their community. Mesa Counts on College, a partnership between the City of Mesa, Mesa Community College and Mesa Public Schools that seeks to double the number of low-income youth completing postsecondary programs in Mesa over the next 10 years, is mentioned. Also mentioned a growing partnership between...
Avnet Announces Winners of 11th Annual Avnet Tech Games
Published Wednesday, April 6, 2016Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, announced today the winners of the 2016 Avnet Tech Games. In its 11th year, this STEM-based collegiate competition awarded 27 students with $1,000 scholarships each. Additionally, nine faculty advisors received $2,700 in honorariums for leading the winning teams to victory. Winners have been invited to attend a special tour of Avnet’s Chandler...
Westwood High School Informs Students About Hoop of Learning Program
Published Tuesday, April 5, 2016MPS's Westwood High School newsletter contained information on MCC's Hoop of Learning Program: Attention Native American students! Would you like to earn college credit for free? Then apply to the Hoop of Learning Program at Mesa Community College and Scottsdale Community College for the summer. The deadline to apply to take summer classes at MCC is April 15, 2016. Westwood Warriors » Daily...